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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1935
Page
5
Mr and Mrs Harvey C Barthlo mew of Miami announce the marriage of their daughter Maurita C to Ernest Duhunie on September 19 in Mystic Connecticut. Maurita is a Mount Dora High School 1933 graduate and later attended the University of Miami in Coral Gables.
The Epworth League of the Methodist Church invites leaguers and young people to a progressive supper on Thursday at seven. They meet at the church and travel to several homes to receive a course dinner. After dinner informal games will be played at the final location where dessert will be served.
Mr and Mrs Raymond LaBreck hosted a bridge evening at Kill-Kare Lodge celebrating dual birthdays. Guests included Baron and Baroness Von Kabelac Elizabeth Evans Helen Lemert William Johnson Thomas Potter Mary MacDowell and Mr and Mrs Wentworth. Prizes were awarded to Miss Lemert and Mr Potter for high score. bouquets to Mrs Wentworth and Mrs MacDowell.
The Methodist church women invite friends to a tea in the Community House social room Friday from 3 to 5 pm as part of Rally Week. Mrs Will Story and Miss Carrie True lead decorations. Mrs C A chairs. refreshment chiefs include Mrs W J Johnson and Mrs Anna Slack. Officers and past presidents of the Missionary Society and Ladies Aid will serve on the reception committee.
The Mount Dora Boy Scouts hosted a gathering entertaining invited girls and a list of attendees including Kennedy, Lawrence, Roseborough family, Burkart, Sadler, Battle, Drawdy, McDonald, French Jr., Kramer, Wanser, Hurlburt, James, and Scout Master Rev. try B. James. Guests included Dorothy and Anna Margaret White and many others such as Spil ky, Rehbaum, Battle, Minkley, Richardson, Drawdy, Thompson, Shipes, Bartlett, Chamberlain, Roseborough, Davis, Edwards, Thompson, and Shonenberger.
Mr and Mrs August Engelhard marked their golden wedding yesterday at 2081 Park Avenue Bridgeport with about 300 guests from Bridgeport and nearby cities. Flowers and gifts filled the home while notes recalled the couple’s 50 years of marriage and social ties including Kiwanis involvement and longtime Mount Dora visits.
Mr. and Mrs. Fernando Daniel of Plymouth marked their 50th wedding anniversary on Monday September 23 at home with about sixty guests. The ceremony was reenacted and a reception followed. notable was the untouched family unity reflected in the event.
The ceremony featured Daniel and his wife with attendants Chaun Daniel and ied the tee Olson Ingold on violin. Mrs Daniel received after the ceremony. A dining area used candles in holders. Mr and Mrs Daniel traveled to Florida for their honeymoon. Guests included Mrs Daniel's missionary society of Zellwood and longtime friends from Zellwood Plymouth Apopka and Orlando.
Mrs E J Wilt and children from Eustis visit Dr and Mrs Lemuel Colson. Florida notables travel for winter homes and jobs from Miami to Orlando, Tampa to Ocala. Mont Dora locals plan moves and visits to Ontario and Massachusetts before returning to their homes.
The article notes several families visiting Mount Dora and others planning winter stays in Orlando. Dr. Harry E. Plummer of New York visits with Joe Woods and H. W. Woods, marking a first Florida trip. The Goddards move to Dublin Georgia to manage a hotel, while Jim Goddard stays in Mount Dora with local employers.
The Sorrento Ladies Aid meets Thursday October 4 at the Community church. Officers and Sunday school teachers were installed last Sunday at the Presbyterian church. Rally Day is set for October 6 with a parade, drill and junior choir numbers. The group seeks a wheelchair loan, clothing for children, and material. contact Rev. Noble or postmistress Mrs Tolbert.
Mrs. Eunice W. Swearingen, 39, died at her home on October 1 after a lingering illness. Her body was taken to Oxford Florida for burial. She leaves five daughters.
ZaSu Pitts stars in She Gets Her Man with Hugo O Connell Helen Twelvetrees and Lucien Littlefield. Francis Lederer’s The Gay Deception debuts at Mount Dora Theatre with a naive heiress and an incognito prince. Curly Top with Shirley Temple previews October 10 11 followed by The Healer and Diamond announced for October 14.
Tallahassee home demonstration specialists urge earlier rising for children to ensure adequate breakfasts. They warn that skipping breakfast limits daily food intake to 250 300 calories from mid morning lunches, causing malnutrition and affecting behavior and attention in school.
A thought provoking editorial argues that reckless driving causes many deaths even if not headline news. It stresses care, caution and competence as the individual driver’s responsibility and questions whether the public will cooperate with laws and enforcement.
The Florida gasoline tax has long funded county refunds as state aid seen as a gift not pledged for bonds. The supreme court later ruled that if pledged for annual county debts the funds become attackable with a first come first served rule. Since then activity warrants scrutiny.
G Blackmon of the Experiment Station Loteahiarit recommends planting winter legumes in Florida pecan orchards as soon as October 15 passes to improve soil and yield.
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